Why Young girls?

Achieving gender justice is a matter of basic rights and also a key means of addressing poverty.
An empowered girl will become an empowered woman, an empowered woman builds an empowered family, and an empowered family builds a powerful nation.

Achieving gender justice is a matter of basic rights and also a key means of addressing poverty.
An empowered girl will become an empowered woman, an empowered woman builds an empowered family, and an empowered family builds a powerful nation.
In Africa, there is a bias against educating the girl child, which is deeply rooted in a religious and/or cultural bias. This has translated in low school enrollment rates, and even lower rates of school completion.
This phenomenon causes the girls to be ineligible for the little spaces for employment and they are entrapped economically for the rest of their lives. Thus many women are stuck under tyrannical and abusive husbands for the rest of their lives.
This is a key driver of poverty and a fundamental denial of women's rights. Women form the majority of those living in poverty. They have fewer resources, less power and less influence in decision making when compared to men. They are exposed to various forms of violence and exploitation.
GirlsCoding addresses this problem by giving these vulnerable girls a marketable I.T skill and a mentor that can walk them across the social divide.

Why Technology?

It is not considered a problem for girls to show dislike for STEM related jobs or academic pursuit but in a future where 65% of the jobs would be STEM related, the gender inequality will definitely widen with women at a loss. With a laptop and passion we can change their lives.

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Lead Coordinator/Facilitator (HTML, PHP) and Mentor.

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Facilitator (HTML, CSS) and Mentor

GENEVIEVE

Facilitator (Graphics, HTML) and Mentor

CHINEZE

Facilitator (Java, HTML) and Mentor

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Why Young girls?

Achieving gender justice is a matter of basic rights and also a key means of addressing poverty.
An empowered girl will become an empowered woman, an empowered woman builds an empowered family, and an empowered family builds a powerful nation.

Achieving gender justice is a matter of basic rights and also a key means of addressing poverty.
An empowered girl will become an empowered woman, an empowered woman builds an empowered family, and an empowered family builds a powerful nation.
In Africa, there is a bias against educating the girl child, which is deeply rooted in a religious and/or cultural bias. This has translated in low school enrollment rates, and even lower rates of school completion.
This phenomenon causes the girls to be ineligible for the little spaces for employment and they are entrapped economically for the rest of their lives. Thus many women are stuck under tyrannical and abusive husbands for the rest of their lives.
This is a key driver of poverty and a fundamental denial of women’s rights. Women form the majority of those living in poverty. They have fewer resources, less power and less influence in decision making when compared to men. They are exposed to various forms of violence and exploitation.
GirlsCoding addresses this problem by giving these vulnerable girls a marketable I.T skill and a mentor that can walk them across the social divide.

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Why Technology?

It is not considered a problem for girls to show dislike for STEM related jobs or academic pursuit but in a future where 65% of the jobs would be STEM related, the gender inequality will definitely widen with women at a loss. With a laptop and passion we can change their lives.